Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10

enough to warn even you, Jsnie Gray,
that the path Of the world 8 favor IS 9
dangerous and difficult one There are
pitfalls in cities for Inexperienced girls
that you know not OF, and it requires
a faithful and steady nature to over
come these dangers. If it were only in
my power to protect you through the
world! It is q strong right arm that
would keep danger from your door;
it is an honest loving heart that would
prompt Thomas Toy to advise moth
ing III which he could not altogether
believe" : s
you many times that you must not
talk to me of such things. Our paths
lie in different directions. Your lot is
cast among people with whom have
nothing in common. They look up
toyou for rcommendation and counsel.
You are the Adam Bede' of this
little community. You rejoice IN be-
ing a giant among dwarfs. I will never
be content until / can mingle with a
people of whom I can learn something
to my advantage. Tom, if you would
only cut loose from these old associa.
tions; go to some place, see the world.
Get an education; be a man; then join
g. woman who can appreciate the no.
bility within you, but so deeply laid
that it isn't for Janet Gray to make
it shine with brightest lustre; and,
having done this, you will be a man
with q mans interests, and not the
plodding, life.sick drudge you will
speedily become in trying to earn a
subsistence by upturning those hill
side rocks.
"But, Tom :" she continued'and as she
noticed the downcast look in his eyes,
she rose and laid her hand upon his
dark, curly locks and brushed them
back from a brow broad and intellec-
tual; II didn't mean to hurt you by
what / said. Remember always that
Janet Gray has sisters interest in
you, and though you may wear away
all your days in rough labor, you are
q true man for all that, aad no one
knows it better than myself. I'll al
ways remember you whether in power
ty or comfort, sickness or health; and
though it isn't for one like me to fill
tho place Of wife to Thomas Toy, yet
try to reward my sisterly interest
with brothers love-"
"Janie," said he, as he drew her
hand reverently to his lips, "you are
as Tar. above me as the heavens are
above The earth. This hand (you are
right, Janie( was never meant to do
the toll OF q farmers wife. Go, my sis.
ter, do your work, win your laurels of
honesty, and good name. Go, Ja-
ME, where the world will appreciate
your worth, but no better than do.
Go to the success you will undoubted-
ly win, and my good wishes, blessing,
and love be with your
So saying. he rose from his place at
her feet, and the two walked up the
woodland path to where only the lit
tls orchard separated Janet from her
home. There he left her to return to
sterner duties.
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During the ten years that followed.
this conversation up in the wiids OF
Cheshire county, many changes have
been made in progress. Janet Gray,
after successfully turning aside the
many objections which were raised to
her plans for the future, started off
to the nearest station, which we have
said was twenty miles distant. She
felt that she was taking the nrst step
in all undertaking which would prove
satisfactory by whole counsel it had
been better to abide. Long after she
had left the woods, the little brook,
friends behind her she remembered the
peculiar lig hit in the eyes of William
Thomas Toy which she had never seen
there before, as he bade her go on to
honor and success, and he said, as he
lifted her from the road wagon at the
station, "Perhaps we'll travel the
road together yet" That statement
was an enigma to her OF which she
could not guess the meaning. Tom
has something in view. "Still waters
run Deep"
jamie spent the first three years
that followed in doing great deal OF
copying in Offices, and the time be-
tween workhours was we'll improved
by giving much attention to the read
ing OF the best authors. She made
the home OF an ancient relative the
basis OF operations, from which place
every morning she went to her usual
work. During this time she had gain
ed some attention from the
best people of the city, by the
great literary ability she began to dis
play, and when, six years after bid
ding adieu to the associations of child
hood, Janet Gray timidly gave her
first book to the public for its approx
al, her success for the future was as
sured. In all the important move
ments which followed, in which the
services OF a ready talker or able writ
or required, it was her pen and tongue
which did active part. Her strong
individuality, sprightly manner in
conversation, her information on all
subjects, drew about her many ad-
mirers. In the ten years that had
changed her from an ambitious girl of
eighteen to the noble womanhood of
twenty eight, her face was not marked
with one whit less of it's vivacity and
interesting expression. She had kept
herself informed Of the family up
in Cheshire county, by scrawling
letters written her at semi.annually
intervals, which usually referred to
tie state Of crops, moving Of mead
ows, and additions to the stock COM
munity. Her step mother was dead.
No mention was ever made of William
Thomas Troy, and Janet lived her
life in total ignorance thus far of his
doings. <-.....'...s.
She thought of him many times, and